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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2012
Michael A. Barborak, New York, NY (US);
Jennifer Chu-carroll, Dobbs Ferry, NY (US);
David A. Ferrucci, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
James W. Murdock, Iv, Millwood, NY (US);
Wlodek W. Zadrozny, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Michael A. Barborak, New York, NY (US);
Jennifer Chu-Carroll, Dobbs Ferry, NY (US);
David A. Ferrucci, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
James W. Murdock, IV, Millwood, NY (US);
Wlodek W. Zadrozny, Tarrytown, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of enhancing the accuracy of a question-answer system. Missing information from a corpus of data is identified. The missing information is any information that improves a confidence for a candidate answer to a question. A follow-on inquiry is generated. The follow-on inquiry prompts for the missing information to be provided. The follow-on inquiry is output to an external source. A response to the follow-on inquiry is received from the external source. The response is added to the corpus of data.